Post-Congress Workshop
Friday 31 July 2026, 9.00-15.00
From Indicators to Investment: Data Analytics for Psychosocial Risk, Root Cause and ROI
Part A – From Industrial capital to intangible capital: Why psychosocial safety is now strategic
The first session reframes psychosocial safety through the lens of the modern economy, where organisational value is driven by intangible capital rather than physical assets. Participants will explore how human, structural, and external capital interact and how psychosocial risk erodes each, creating hidden financial volatility. The session also examines why efforts to align HR and WHS with strategy often stall, revealing underlying power, priority, and governance dynamics rather than technical gaps. Through practical examples, attendees will learn how to reposition psychosocial safety as a strategic risk integration issue, diagnose organisational resistance, and influence decision-making in complex environments.
Part B – Structured data analytics, hazard classification and economic translation of risk
The second session equips participants to move from measuring psychosocial indicators to generating actionable risk intelligence. Using a structured, case-based approach, attendees will learn how to identify leading indicators, classify them within a Psychosocial Hazard Hierarchy, and conduct root cause analysis to uncover systemic drivers of harm. The session then bridges analytics to economics building a clear ROI case for prevention and performance improvement. Participants will also explore the role and limits of AI, leaving with a practical framework to convert data into targeted interventions, strategic influence, and measurable organisational value.
Part C – Psychosocial risk intelligence in the new economy
The final session advances participants understanding from hazard identification to system-level risk interpretation using the Psychosocial Risk Intelligence model. Attendees will explore how psychosocial hazards interact as dynamic networks rather than isolated issues, and how these interactions shape organisational risk trajectories. Using the Constellation Risk Index (CRI) and Constellation Stability Score (CSS), participants will understand concepts of overall risk load and whether systems will stabilise or escalate. By linking these insights to investment decisions, participants will learn to position psychosocial safety as a driver of capital preservation and performance optimisation.
Meet the workshop facilitators:
Dr Donna Stemmer is the founder of WorkRight23, a New Zealand registered charitable trust advancing psychosocial safety as a core component of organisational performance and risk. Through her work, she supports individuals experiencing workplace abuse to achieve resolution while transforming lived experience into system-level insight.
With a multidisciplinary background in accounting, information technology, and engineering, Donna brings a systems-level approach to workplace harm. She is listed as an inventor on two patents, with a third pending, and is the architect of the Psychosocial Risk Intelligence framework and Hidden ROI model.
She focuses on making the intangible visible because what organisations fail to see is often what costs them the most.
Charlene Hanley is the founder of Psychosocial Safety 1st, partnering with organisations to prevent workers’ compensation claims and strengthen performance by embedding psychosocial safety into systems, leadership, and culture.
With over 17 years’ experience as an Occupational Rehabilitation Consultant and clinical professional across government, compensable, and corporate sectors, she brings a systems-informed, whole-person approach to complex challenges.
Currently completing a Master of Business Psychology, Charlene integrates psychological insight with strategic thinking to drive sustainable change. She is known for translating frontline experience into practical, evidence-based solutions that foster healthier workplaces while improving organisational outcomes and long-term performance.